Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering

Graduate Financial Aid & Scholarships

There are various financial aid possibilities available to graduate students who decide
to enroll in the graduate program at Texas Tech University. However, this will not
be effective before one or two semesters after the graduate students join the program.Four sources of financial support exist in the department:

Teaching Assistantship

Newly admitted graduate students can apply for TA positions. It should be mentioned
that these positions, are in limited number and are mostly awarded to PhD students.
These TA positions are very selective and require taking and successfully passing
an ITA workshop which is an intensive English course offered by the university at
the end of each summer.

Research Assistantship

These positions depend on the research activity in the department. Faculty who have
funded research projects may need help and offer positions to qualified graduate students
to help the project managers complete their projects. Research assistants are offered
salaries comparable to teaching assistants. These salaries are in general sufficient
for the students to pay for their living expenses and tuition fees.

Scholarship Opportunities

Various scholarships are available at different levels in the university (COE, graduate
school, etc.) Graduate students need to apply for these scholarships individually.
Even though the amount of money varies from one type of scholarship to the next, all
students are urged to apply as soon as they join the graduate program. An added advantage
of these scholarships is that they entitle international as well as non-resident graduate
students to benefit from substantially discounted tuition fees.

Part-time Jobs

Finally, numerous part-time job opportunities exist on campus and outside. The fast
growing City of Lubbock allows for many part-time job opportunities in various fields.